The Bibliographical Society has for many years kept up a web page of additions and corrections to Julian Roberts and Andrew G. Watson’s edition of John Dee’s Library Catalogue, published by the Society in 1990. The original list of additions was maintained by Julian Roberts. A new list was established following [...]
The Society is seeking to appoint two new Council members at its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 8 October 2024. Also at the AGM Richard Linenthal will step down as President and will be succeeded by Nicolas Bell. Nominations for Council and a Vice-President will therefore be considered at the [...]
The Ligatus Summer School is being held this year in the Maurits Sabbe Bibliotheek of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies in KU Leuven. The courses will be run over two weeks, from 26-30 August and 2-6 September (Week 1 (26 – 30 August): European Bookbinding 1450-1830, Week 2A [...]
Deadline Extension - Call for Papers: Conservation Ethics and Decision-Making We are extending the invitation to submit proposals for a one-day symposium to explore themes on conservation ethics and decision-making. The new deadline is 18 June. The symposium will take place in-person at Durham University on 20 November, and is [...]
Our friends at the Francis Trigge Library, will be holding a Symposium "Carnival of the Animals", on Saturday, 29 June 2024, in Grantham. For details and to book your tickets, visit their event web site.
In May, the Bibliographical Society will be present at the annual London antiquarian bookfair, ‘Firsts’ at the Saatchi Gallery. The fair brings together over 100 British and international booksellers and the theme this year is ‘The Art of the Book’. We have been invited to participate by the Antiquarian Booksellers [...]
The Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) is currently inviting proposals for events that will take place between June 2024 and September 2024. The deadline for applications is April 1 2024. The BSA can offer financial and logistical support for a variety of events, including lectures, panel presentations, hands-on workshops, conference [...]
The Bibliographical Society is pleased to announce the launch of its YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@BibliographicalSociety/. The channel offers recordings of the Society's monthly lectures and other online events. Videos will be posted several times each month until all the lectures from 2020 onwards have been made available. A full list [...]
The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia announces a landmark electronic publication – Gordon B. Neavill’s Bibliography of the Modern Library, 1925-1959 The Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia and the University of Virginia Library are pleased to present the Modern Library Bibliography, an electronic database covering all Modern Library [...]
The Library on Middle English Works from Manuscript to Print Guest editor: A. S. G. Edwards The essays selected here from issues of The Library are intended to reflect the different forms of scholarly engagement with Middle English works as they moved from manuscript to print. The articles were published in The [...]
The Bibliographical Society is delighted to announce the presentation of its Gold Medal to Professor Peter Blayney last night at its monthly meeting at the Society of Antiquaries in London.The full list of the Society's Gold Medallists can be seen at https://bibsoc.org.uk/about/gold-medallists/
Every year The Bibliographical Society makes a number of major grants to those engaged in bibliographical research (for example, book history, textual transmission, publishing, printing, bookbinding, book-ownership and book-collecting). In 2023 a range of subjects were supported, including a study of women printers and the London book trade 1640-1670, carbon-dating of [...]
